Is CVE-2007-6405 actively exploited?

CVE-2007-6405 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-04-23.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-6405?

CVE-2007-6405 has a CVSS score of 6.4 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2007-6405?

Patch guidance is available from shttpd security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2007-6405.

CVE-2007-6405 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2007-6405?

3 products: shttpd shttpd, shttpd shttpd, shttpd shttpd.

Description

Sergey Lyubka Simple HTTPD (shttpd) 1.38 and earlier on Windows allows remote attackers to download arbitrary CGI programs or scripts via a URI with an appended (1) '+' character, (2) '.' character, (3) %2e sequence (hex-encoded dot), or (4) hex-encoded character greater than 0x7f. NOTE: the %20 vector is already covered by CVE-2007-3407.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: partial
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-200 · Information Disclosure

Metadata

Primary Vendor: SHTTPD
Published: 12/17/2007
Last Modified: 4/23/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2007-6405

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